NEW SCOTLAND — Citing pandemic concerns and major savings to taxpayers, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple requested and received permission to relocate the county’s Emergency 9-1-1 Communications Center from its planned place at the Shaker Place Nursing Home in Colonie to the county’s public-safety building in Clarksville.
The Albany County Legislature approved Apple’s request in August… READ MORE
The City of Sedalia, Pettis County and PCAD are on board to establish a joint dispatch that is expected to be in operation by the start of 2021.
First Ward Councilman Tom Oldham detailed the project during a meeting of Sedalia City Council Tuesday night. The vote was seven yes and one absent (First Ward Councilman Jeff Leeman did not attend the meeting, held at the Municipal Building, 2nd and Osage… READ MORE
VICTORIA, Texas—- The Victoria Northside Rotary Club presented awards to the First Responders for their work in the community Thursday.
Susanna Bailey is a 911 dispatcher. Dispatchers are the people who help the community get connected to the correct first responders. We recognize Susanna Bailey for being the Telecommunicator of the Year… READ MORE
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Walla Walla Emergency Services Communications (WESCOM) has been awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Community Facilities to help improve public safety radio communications in northern Walla Walla County.
Managed by the Walla Walla Police Department, WESCOM is the 911 Public Safety Answering Point for Walla Walla County. The center receives 911 calls for Walla Walla County and provides dispatch services for Walla Walla Police; College Place Police; Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office; and most fire/Emergency Medical Services agencies in the county… READ MORE
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – Law enforcement agencies are now using a new service to enhance public safety in Pima County.
The message: Call if you can, text if you can’t.
Communications centers are integrating texting into their 911 answering system, allowing anyone in need of emergency services to reach a dispatcher via text message when calling is not an option.
“We are a link between the public and the people that can go see them in person,” said Joanne Amstutz, Communications Training Supervisor for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department…
Vail Public Safety Communications Center Dispatcher Fernando Almanza, featured in the Vail Daily and on RealVail.com last year, has been selected as one of the International Association of Chiefs of Police prestigious “40 under 40” awards. Here’s the full press release from the Town of Vail:
Note: Chief Henninger and the entire staff of the Vail Public Safety Communications Center and Vail Police Department are extremely honored to work with Fernando…
